The California State Board of Education announced they’ve officially approved adaptive learning company HMH’s “Into Math California” for grades K-8. The new plan includes certain artificial intelligence models intended to help students learn. Plan approval HMH said the Into Math California program is a research-based math program designed to support teachers and students. “The State […]
The Justice Department is now required to release all data it has relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signed legislation sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., late Wednesday. The bipartisan legislation doesn’t contain enforcement mechanisms for the DOJ, leaving ambiguity around what could be withheld. The […]
Border Patrol ended its federal immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to local officials. However, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin disputed these reports, stating in a post on X that “Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending anytime soon.” Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles posted Thursday that “it appears that U.S. Border Patrol has […]
In the past century, several inventions created by the War Department for warfighter use have become a part of everyday life for civilians.
The page on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website concerning vaccinations and autism now repeats false claims of a possible connection between the two. It’s a view shared by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his former organization, which called it “biggest public health reversal of our lifetime.” Website […]
A security researcher discovered that Google is still collecting data from discontinued Nest thermostat models in millions of American homes. The data collection affects first- and second-generation Nest Learning Thermostats and raises questions regarding consumer privacy and security. The continued data collection was discovered by Cody Kociemba, chief executive of the mobile development firm Hack/House. […]
President Donald Trump is calling for a group of Democratic members of Congress to be arrested and put on trial for sedition. He made the statement in response to a video from the lawmakers, in which they urged members of the military and the intelligence committee to resist potentially illegal orders. “This is really bad, […]
The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order that would prompt the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to sue or withhold federal funds to states that pass laws regulating artificial intelligence, according to multiple news outlets. The move is likely to face resistance from states and illustrates President Donald Trump’s push to help AI […]
A prisoner has filed a lawsuit against an Australian state because of its ban on inmates eating Vegemite. While the polarizing yeast-based spread is widely popular Down Under, it’s banned in Aussie prisons after being used nefariously. The inmate claims in the suit that being denied access to the hotly debated yeast-based spread violates his […]
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the fatal UPS plane crash that killed 14 people and injured 23 on Nov. 4. Investigators state that the plane’s left engine ripped off the wing just after takeoff, causing the plane to roll to the left before slamming into the ground. Included in the […]
